Simpler Solar Energy News

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday announced stiff anti-dumping tariffs of around 31 percent on crystalline silicon solar panels imported from China, leading to a new round of concerns on how the duties will impact the growing American solar … Continue reading →

The European shake-up continues as Germany’s powerful Minister of the Environment Norbert Roettgen was fired Thursday as Chancellor Angela Merkel looks to hold onto power following her party’s regional election loss over the weekend. Read Full Story

Two high-profile Senate Democrats introduced a proposal Tuesday that if passed would set domestic requirements on solar installations looking to qualify for the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit. Read Full Story

As California pushes the leading edge of renewable energy adoption in the United States, it’s also approaching new legal hurdles that are slowly beginning to define the roles that solar developers and utilities will play in the year ahead. Read … Continue reading →

Lose the propellor cap, flush the granola and forget the flower power because … gasp … solar power can help you save money. Read Full Story

Construction has begun on what will become Chile’s largest wind farm, a 115-megawatt development in the Antofagasta region in the northern part of the country. Read Full Story

Affirming its commitment to the development of renewable energy resources, the Arizona legislature recently passed legislation exempting the sale and/or use of Renewable Energy Credits (generally referred as “RECs”) from Arizona’s transaction privilege tax, which operates similar to a sales … Continue reading →

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First Solar, which recently announced it was shuttering its Germany facility, idling lines in Malaysia and laying off 30 percent of its global workforce, detailed some of the struggles facing the company with its quarterly report. Read Full Story

China, the target of criticism and legal action from those who contend it unfairly subsidizes its export market, is now cutting support for some of its own solar generation. Read Full Story